Chocolate eggs, specifically, were not part of the Easter season until the Cadbury chocolate company started making chocolate eggs around 1875. The eggs were marketed and sold during Easter and were quite popular, especially with children. The tradition of chocolate eggs on Easter stuck and is still one that many of us enjoy today. Easter falls in the early spring, the same time that baby bunnies are being born. The abundance of cute, furry bunnies during Easter turned into the little animal being the face of the season. Amanda is a professional pastry chef with a bachelors degree from The Culinary Institute of America. She worked in the hospitality field for 16 years and owned a bakery cafe that specialized in wedding cakes. Amanda now cooks mostly for her family and focuses on healthy foods for her three young kids.